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Jesus called the
gift of the Holy Spirit to His disciples “the promise of my Father.” (Luke
24:49 and Acts 1:4)
On the next
Pentecost the Holy Spirit fell on the apostles (Acts 2:4). Peter preached by
the direction of the Holy Spirit and he told the large assembly that it was
sent by God (Acts 2:33).
There are
many other promises in the New Testament. A few examples are:
1. God
promised us eternal life. (Titus 1:2; 1 John 2:25)
2. Life is
promised to those who are in Jesus Christ. (2 Timothy 2:10)
3. Jesus said
He came for us to have life abundantly. (John 10:10)
4. Jesus
promised to those who believe in Him and are baptized that they will be
saved. ( Mark 16:16)
5. We are
told that all salvation is in Christ. (Acts 4:12)
6. God
promises a way of escape from the temptations we have. (1 Corinthians 10:13)
7. God’s
promises never fail or forsake us. (Hebrews 13:5)
8. Jesus said
that those who put God’s kingdom and righteousness first in their lives
would always have the necessities of life. (Matthew 6:33) This promise is
repeated to a congregation of faithful Christians in Philippians 4:19.
9. Jesus
promises that those who are faithful to Him unto death will receive the
crown of life. (Revelation 2:10)
10. We are
promised a NEW HEAVEN and a NEW EARTH. (2 Peter 3:13) More on this in a
later message.
Harvey
Childress, servant of Jesus Christ |
